[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16258-16259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07727]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0525; FRL-9992-07-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Manufacturing Area 
Sources (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Chemical Manufacturing 
Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2323.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0621), to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 
2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal 
Register, on May 30, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and 
a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 20, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0525, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources were 
proposed on October 6, 2008, promulgated on October 29, 2009, and most 
recently-amended on December 21, 2012. The most recent amendment to the 
standard clarifies applicability and compliance issues to improve 
implementation. There are nine area source categories in the chemical 
manufacturing sector: Agricultural Chemicals and Pesticides 
Manufacturing, Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Production, Industrial 
Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing, Inorganic Pigments Manufacturing, Miscellaneous Organic 
Chemical Manufacturing, Plastic Materials and Resins Manufacturing, 
Pharmaceutical Production, and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing. These 
regulations apply process vents, storage tanks, equipment leaks, 
wastewater systems, transfer operations, and heat exchange systems at 
affected sources in each area source category and are combined in one 
subpart. New facilities include those that commenced construction or 
reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being 
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart VVVVVV.
    In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the 
affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the 
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and 
records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of 
all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Chemical manufacturing area source 
facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart VVVVVV).
    Estimated number of respondents: 528 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 10,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,650,000 (per year), which includes 
$1,490,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The increase in burden from the most 
recently-approved ICR is due to an adjustment. The adjustment is due to 
an increase in the number of new or modified sources based on continued 
growth in the industry. The increase in new or modified sources is also

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reflected in an increase in responses and in capital and O&M costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-07727 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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